Women Caregivers from Community-Based Organizations: Between the Expectations for Professionalization and ‘Altruism’

The article proposes understanding women caregivers from community-based organizations, their strategies (for capitalization of experience and professionalization and training) and their expectations about their caregiving work in an empirical study based on in-depth interviews. The intention is to...

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Main Author: Carla Zibecchi
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador 2014-09-01
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Online Access:https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/iconos/article/view/1433
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description The article proposes understanding women caregivers from community-based organizations, their strategies (for capitalization of experience and professionalization and training) and their expectations about their caregiving work in an empirical study based on in-depth interviews. The intention is to problematize some explanations that circulate regarding the participation of women in the community environment based on “altruism.” The results that are presented are based on a larger study that covers the modality under which community organizations provide caregiving services to broad sectors of the population.
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spelling doaj-art-4c4d6440756248a9a7d147cffbbdaf392025-02-02T22:32:43ZspaFacultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede EcuadorÍconos1390-12492224-69832014-09-01185012914510.17141/iconos.50.2014.1433Women Caregivers from Community-Based Organizations: Between the Expectations for Professionalization and ‘Altruism’Carla Zibecchi0Universidad de Buenos Aires The article proposes understanding women caregivers from community-based organizations, their strategies (for capitalization of experience and professionalization and training) and their expectations about their caregiving work in an empirical study based on in-depth interviews. The intention is to problematize some explanations that circulate regarding the participation of women in the community environment based on “altruism.” The results that are presented are based on a larger study that covers the modality under which community organizations provide caregiving services to broad sectors of the population.https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/iconos/article/view/1433caregivingwomensocial and community organizationstrainingaltruismworkargentina
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Women Caregivers from Community-Based Organizations: Between the Expectations for Professionalization and ‘Altruism’
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caregiving
women
social and community organizations
training
altruism
work
argentina
title Women Caregivers from Community-Based Organizations: Between the Expectations for Professionalization and ‘Altruism’
title_full Women Caregivers from Community-Based Organizations: Between the Expectations for Professionalization and ‘Altruism’
title_fullStr Women Caregivers from Community-Based Organizations: Between the Expectations for Professionalization and ‘Altruism’
title_full_unstemmed Women Caregivers from Community-Based Organizations: Between the Expectations for Professionalization and ‘Altruism’
title_short Women Caregivers from Community-Based Organizations: Between the Expectations for Professionalization and ‘Altruism’
title_sort women caregivers from community based organizations between the expectations for professionalization and altruism
topic caregiving
women
social and community organizations
training
altruism
work
argentina
url https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/iconos/article/view/1433
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